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# Connecticut judge rejects anti-trans lawsuit
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/connecticut-judge-rejects-anti-trans-lawsuit/
- Published: 2021-07-07T17:30:11.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-07T12:26:15.000Z
- Description: Connecticut has blocked a lawsuit which sought to bar trans athletes from participating in school sports.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Sport, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), LGBTQ, Missouri, Trans athletes, Trans Rights, Transgender, US, West Virginia

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Judge Robert Chatigny

A federal judge in **Connecticut, US**, has blocked a lawsuit which sought to bar transgender athletes from participating in school sports, according to *[NBC New York](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/judge-tosses-suit-that-sought-to-block-transgender-athletes/3018590/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)*. The lawsuit was first filed last year by a group of cisgender runners arguing they had been deprived of wins after competing against two trans athletes. However, Judge **Robert Chatigny** has now dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the two trans students in question have now graduated and there are no other known trans athletes in the state.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/trans-flags-600-400.jpg)

Defense attorney **Joshua Block,** from the **American Civil Liberties Union**, supported the decision, saying that the state’s trans-inclusive policies do not deny any opportunity to cisgender athletes, whereas overturning them would violate the rights of trans people. He added: *“No court, no agency has ever defined a participation opportunity as winning an equal number of trophies.”* Christian nonprofit, the **Alliance Defending Freedom**, has said it will appeal against the court ruling.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/running-track-sports-600-400.jpg)

While trans athletes will continue to participate in school sports in Connecticut, over 30 other states are currently considering anti-trans legislature. The **Missouri** House of Representatives [recently approved](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/missouri-progresses-anti-trans-bill/) a bill which targets trans athletes in a 100-51 vote, while the **[West Virginia](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/west-virginia-progresses-anti-trans-bill/)** Senate also passed a similar bill. **Mississippi, [Arkansas](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/arkansas-officially-bans-trans-inclusion-in-school-sports/),** and **Tennessee** are the first states this year to have officially enacted laws against trans inclusion in sports.